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Future

Frontier theses where the technology is real but the revenue timing is uneven — quantum computing and the cryptographic migration it forces, and the commercial space economy now reaching public markets. All three families are tailwinds; the question is which sub-bucket compounds first.

CategoryFuture
Themes covered3 L1
Total names37
SourceNeo4j Aura graph
Edge as of28 Jun 2026
Tailwind

Quantum Computing Beneficiaries

Exposure to the quantum build-out across the value chain — from hyperscalers funding programs, to the picks-and-shovels enabling every modality, to the listed pure-plays betting on a hardware winner.

17 names  ·  L1 parent + 3 sub-themes
L2Hyperscaler & Strategic Programs 7
  • HONHoneywellSignificantQuantinuum stake
  • IBMIBMSignificantalso PQC
  • AMZNAmazonPeripheral
  • BABAAlibabaPeripheral
  • GOOGLAlphabetPeripheral
  • INTCIntelPeripheral
  • MSFTMicrosoftPeripheral
L2Picks & Shovels 5
  • COHRCoherentSignificant
  • FORMFormFactorSignificant
  • KEYSKeysightSignificant
  • MKSIMKS IncPeripheral
  • NVDANVIDIAPeripheral
L2Pure-Play Platforms 5
  • IONQIonQCore
  • QBTSD-Wave QuantumCore
  • QNTQuantinuumCoreIPO’d Jun ’26
  • RGTIRigetti ComputingCore
  • QUBTQuantum Computing IncCore
Tailwind

Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration

The mandated cryptographic refresh that the quantum threat forces — incumbents shipping PQC SKUs, and the defense-IT integrators executing federal and DIB migration contracts. Deadline-driven, not threat-driven.

9 names  ·  L1 parent + 2 sub-themes
L2Identity & Encryption Incumbents 5
  • IBMIBMSignificantalso Quantum
  • NETCloudflareSignificant
  • CRWDCrowdStrikePeripheral
  • FTNTFortinetPeripheral
  • PANWPalo Alto NetworksPeripheral
L2Compliance & Migration Services 4
  • BAHBooz Allen HamiltonSignificant
  • CACICACI InternationalSignificant
  • LDOSLeidosSignificant
  • ACNAccenturePeripheral
Reading the columns

Strength chips show how central each theme is to the name's story. Quantum pure-plays are Core (the thesis is the whole equity); hyperscalers and picks-and-shovels carry it as a Peripheral or Significant slice. IBM appears in both families by design — additive edges, distinct mechanisms. The two L1 themes are economically independent (linked only via the shared QUANTUM Topic, not CHILD_OF).

Tailwind

Space Economy

The commercial space build-out — launch, Earth observation, satellite broadband and lunar infrastructure — plus the photonics and specialty materials that enable it. A newly added L1 theme: sub-structure is not yet laid out and every edge is Claude-inferred, pending review.

11 names  ·  L1 theme · structure pending
Pure-Play Operators 8
  • SPCXSpaceXCoreIPO Jun ’26
  • RKLBRocket LabCore
  • ASTSAST SpaceMobileCore
  • PLPlanet LabsCore
  • BKSYBlackSkyCore
  • IRDMIridiumCore
  • LUNRIntuitive MachinesCore
  • FLYFirefly AerospaceCore
Components & Materials 3
  • LITELumentumPeripheralphotonics
  • CRSCarpenter TechnologyPeripheralalloys
  • MTRNMaterionPeripheraladv. materials

Pure-plays carry Space as Core — the thesis is the whole equity. The components & materials names hold it as a Peripheral slice of a diversified business. No L2 sub-themes yet; launch / Earth-obs / satellite-broadband / lunar structure to follow.